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The Lotus Sutra proclaims that a unitary intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings and promises that all people without exception can achieve supreme awakening. Establishing the definitive guide to this profound text, specialists in Buddhist philosophy, art, and history of religion address the major ideas and controversies surrounding the Lotus Sutra and its manifestations in ritual performance, ascetic practice, visual representations, and social action across history. Essays survey the Indian context in which the sutra was produced, its compilation and tran.Read more...

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The Lotus Sutra proclaims that a unitary intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings and promises that all people without exception can achieve supreme awakening. Establishing the definitive guide to this profound text, specialists in Buddhist philosophy, art, and history of religion address the major ideas and controversies surrounding the Lotus Sutra and its manifestations in ritual performance, ascetic practice, visual representations, and social action across history. Essays survey the Indian context in which the sutra was produced, its compilation and tran.

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Provides an ideal introduction to East Asian Buddhist traditions, premodern and modern. Buddhadharma The essays are all of high standard...written in a clear style that are a pleasure to read...required reading for everyone interested in Buddhism. -- Robert F. Rhodes The Eastern Buddhist This impressive collection of essays has been carefully edited for consistency in terminology and structure, and includes a number of supplements that enhance the usefulness of the volume in a classroom setting -- Natalie Gummer Journal of the American Academy of Religion an extremely useful overview of key teachings, associated religious movements, and textual and commentarial traditions that...introduces students to the Lotus... Religious Studies ReviewRead more...